Across
- 1. The equivalent of a sentence in musical terms.
- 3. additional notes added to a chords usually in jazz music.
- 5. Many independant melodies create this texture.
- 7. The scale system used in a piece of music.
- 9. A strong emphasis.
- 15. Important to discuss when talking about texture.
- 18. The attack of a note.
- 19. 12/8 time has quavers subdivided into ?
- 22. Chords that need resolution.
- 24. One or more notes(sometimes a 5th) held throughout. piece of music
- 25. One melody supported by chords is an example of this texture.
- 27. The organisation of beats in groups.
- 29. A successive halving of note values every bar.
- 31. The higher range of the male voice.
- 32. Music with no tonal centre.
- 33. The texture with one melody.
- 35. The white notes from D to D on the piano form this.
- 36. An important component of jazz music.
- 37. The effect of a mute on a trumpet creates this sound.
- 39. The scale used in Amazing grace.
- 40. The structure that has three sections labelled ABA.
- 41. A bass pattern that generally moves stepwise.
Down
- 2. When the notes of a chord are played separately
- 4. Emphasis on the weak beats.
- 6. Two beats played in the time of three.
- 8. Gradually speeding up in a piece of music.
- 10. Sharp changes in dynamics in a piece.
- 11. Another word for texture.
- 12. Trills and mordents are examples of this.
- 13. A flat 3rd, 5th and 7th would indicate this scale.
- 14. Important expressive device involving slight tempo fluctuations.
- 16. The beginning two notes of happy birthday are an example.
- 17. Sounds that clash.
- 20. A word describing a melody that is angular or "jumps around" a lot.
- 21. Two or more independant rhythms played simultaneously.
- 23. A melodic fragment.
- 26. Another word for loudness.
- 28. Changing chords above a fixed bass note.
- 30. An effect which features rapid changes in volume.
- 33. Changing time signatures.
- 34. This instrument plays the lowest notes in the orchestra
- 35. A tone colour word to describe the sound of a clarinet
- 38. A rapid repetition of one note and the note above.
